Everth Cabrera: Went 2-for-3 with a walk, making the rookie shortstop 15-for-35 with four doubles, two triples, three walks and his first major league homer in his past nine games, boosting his average 45 points.

WHO'S NOT

Henry Blanco: The catcher is 1-for-15 with six strikeouts since returning from the disabled list, although the Padres are 3-1 in the four games he has caught.

BY THE NUMBERS

5: Game winning streaks ends for the Padres, equaling the second-longest of the season.

13-13: Padres' record against the NL Central.

200: Doubles by David Eckstein, one of 70 active players to have reached the milestone.

.200: Adrian Gonzalez's batting average with runners in scoring position (16-for-80).

The walk was shorter and the serenade of “Hells Bells” was missing.

But when Trevor Hoffman trotted toward a San Diego mound for the 497th time Sunday, Padres fans still rose and applauded.

“It didn't surprise me,” said Hoffman, who came in from the visitors' bullpen for the first time at Petco Park to work the final inning of a 6-1 Milwaukee win that denied the Padres their first series sweep since May.

“It's been an awesome time throughout my three days here,” Hoffman said.

“Everything has been great. Now it's time to move on. This weekend has been great to do that.”

With the Brewers holding a five-run lead, career save No. 578 wasn't on the line as Hoffman struck out Kyle Blanks to end the Padres' five-game winning streak.

But a bit of closure was.

Hoffman no longer wanted to talk about the circumstances of his departure from the Padres or his homecoming. He just wanted to move on, to Los Angeles and the extension of the Brewers' road trip at Dodger Stadium.

In fact, neither Sunday's game nor Friday's news conference was the most emotional part of his homecoming.

That came Saturday afternoon. And it was completely spontaneous.

Hoffman was sitting in the Brewers dugout as Padres manager Bud Black walked past en route to addressing the Petco Park ushers, who were holding their monthly meeting in the grandstands above and behind the Brewers dugout.

As Hoffman stepped onto the playing field to greet Black, the ushers rose in unison and cheered the closer.

“It was real, it was appreciated and it choked me up,” Hoffman said. “That's the moment.”

Of course, the Padres were hoping they wouldn't see Hoffman this weekend.

“This season, I prefer to watch Trevor on television,” said Black, knowing that had the Padres won Sunday's game they probably would not have faced their all-time saves leader.